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DUBAI (AFP) - The central bank of the United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it is providing banks with extra liquidity, stressing its support to the banking sector after Dubai World asked to suspend debt payments. Full Story »
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TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian lawmakers on Sunday demanded the government of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reduce ties with the UN atomic watchdog after it censured Tehran for building a new nuclear plant. Full Story »
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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Settlers and members of Israel's ruling rightwing party were seething on Sunday over a government decision to impose a temporary ease on West Bank settlement building after months of US pressure. Full Story »
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NICOSIA (AFP) - Dubai's ambitions to become an international financial centre are in doubt after the shock announcement that its main state-owned firm wants to suspend debt payments, analysts said on Sunday. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - The president of Emirates Airlines said the Dubai business community was "shocked" by the debt crisis which has struck the city state, according to a newspaper interview published here on Sunday. Full Story »
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RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, absent from the country for more than one year for medical treatment, will return within several weeks, his son said Sunday. Full Story »
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Stoning the devil and circling the Mecca Grand Mosque's kaaba shrine, two million pilgrims began the final rituals of the hajj on Saturday ahead of a massive exodus from Islam's holiest city. Full Story »
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RIYADH (AFP) - A Saudi lawyer said on Saturday he will sue the city of Jeddah, as thousands took to Facebook to blast authorities in a rare burst of open outrage after floods killed more than 100 people in the Red Sea port. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Vice President Joseph Biden on Saturday contacted top Iraqi politicians to praise their efforts in seeking a compromise solution to their election scheduling problems. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - The government's chief legal advisor informed then British prime minister Tony Blair in 2002 that deposing Saddam Hussein would contravene international law, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Full Story »
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